Dan Deacon Clarifies What "Dark" Means

And my very first Pitchfork News post gets put on blast

Last year, Dan Deacon talked to Pitchfork about Bromst, his next record, and he had this to say: "It's a much darker album in tone, and elements of the story have been really weighing down on me. Not to say it isn't a positive record, but it's just more balanced in emotional range than Spiderman of the Rings."

Well, those of us waiting on Deacon to make his Dario Argento soundtrack are just going to keep holding our breaths. In this MySpace bulletin he sent out last night, Deacon clarified what, exactly, he meant by "dark":

"clear?ly i wasn'?t tryin?g to say i'm writi?ng the next KMFDM? album? or something,? i was just tryin?g to illus?trate? that its not as top heavy? for party?ing and sligh?tly more propo?rtion?ed towar?ds a wider? set of emoti?ons.? i feel like a lot of media? is focus?ing on that one word - dark - and i would? just like to clear? that up as it seems? to be getti?ng disto?rted throu?gh the feedb?ack loop that is blog cultu?re and digit?al music? press?.?

"anywa?y,? my only hope is that peopl?e liste?n to broms?t with an open mind and witho?ut any expec?tatio?ns or pre-?subsc?ribed? minds?ets.? i hope when you hear it you enjoy? it. but if not, thats? ok, i'll still? know its aweso?me.? i love you."